open question(s) to RedHat users

On Nov 11, 2003, at 9:24 AM, Craig White wrote:

> On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 12:28, Chris Gehlker wrote:
>> On Nov 3, 2003, at 11:40 AM, Bart Garst wrote:
>>
>>> I'm curious to know what you fellow RedHat users are planning to do
>>> when
>>> RedHat Linux gets End-of-life'd?
>>
>> Well I never used any Linux as my primary desktop so you really
>> weren't
>> talking to me. What I want to know is whether Red Hat abandoned the
>> desktop market because they thought it had no future or because they
>> simply think there is no money in it. If it is the latter, then Red
>> Hat
>> is only confirming what Nautilus already demonstrated.
>>
> ----
> Where did you get the idea that Red Hat abandoned the desktop market?

From the many reports that said just that.

> They have changed the methodology of their packaging and distribution.
> That they have abandoned the desktop market is your own nexus and
> simply
> not fact.

Yes, it is plain now that they are still in the enterprise desktop
market. They simply are out of the consumer market.

> Did I miss something - what did Nautilus demonstrate?

That it is very hard to make money selling an OS in the consumer
market. Even MS struggles.
>
> For the record - I upgraded to Fedora Core two nights ago - works very
> well. Seems like the desktop has improved a bit - certainly this
> version
> of Evolution has.

I'm very glad to hear it.